At a one-day discussion on state policing on Monday, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun  expressed concerns that state police would escalate ethnic tensions, potentially fostering divided loyalties within states.

AIG Ben Okolo, representing the Inspector General, further elaborated that implementing state police would introduce multiple command structures, complicating law enforcement efforts.

Additionally, there are fears that state governors could misuse their authority over state police for personal or political gain, risking abuses of power and human rights violations.

Egbetokun argued that state governments lack the funding and infrastructure to support the kind of policing needed at the national level.

He however emphasized the importance of recruiting 30,000 police officers every year to fulfil modern policing standards set by the UN, alongside boosting the annual budget allocated to the police force.